NORTH Wales pupils did the region proud in a debating championship staged in Manchester.

Four Prestatyn High School pupils narrowly missed out on top prizes in the Debating Matters Competition but Naomi Wilkinson was rewarded with an honourable mention for her performance.

Both Naomi and her team-mate Leighton Camara-Roberts discussed the topics "Parents should be allowed to use the latest reproductive technologies to choose the sex of their children" and "We have a moral duty to intervene in foreign tyrannies".

Naomi said: "I had never even thought about debating before. But I think it's one of the most rewarding experiences of my school career."

Prestatyn's Jack Evans and Emlyn Roberts also argued whether the skills learned from playing video games are just as important as what is learned from reading books.

After just missing out on the prizes, Prestatyn High teacher Glen Vernon said: "I was gutted but you just feel so proud of them putting up this great fight."